


Violas 
Violas are among the most beloved flowers. Their cheerful and color- 
ful blossoms are so easily grown, no matter where, be it in the city, 
suburban garden, or in the country. From Switzerland came Floraire, 
our favorite! Its dainty pale blue flowers may be picked before the 
winter’s snow has melted. In hot summer weather it stands up best 
and flowers most freely; with fall and cool weather, it bursts forth 
again into masses of blooms which defy cold weather until well after 
Christmas. 
Culture. To grow Violas well, good soil is a great advantage, although 
fine results may be obtained from plants planted in any soil that has 
been well dug, and a heavy dressing of partially rotted manure incor- 
porated at the time of digging. Plant 8 inches apart in fall or early 
spring and plant firmly. 
VIOLA CORNUTA - Tufted Pansies 
Admiration Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 100 $15.00 
Deep violet flowers in great profusion all summer. 
Catherine Sharp Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
(Patent applied for.) A splendid hardy blue Viola for the garden as 
well as for the cool greenhouse for winter blooming. The flowers are 
large and_grow on long, stiff stems which places them well above the 
foliage. Two-year-old clumps are 18 to 24 inches in diameter, re- 
main nicely compact, produce hundreds of flowers throughout the 
entire spring, summer and fall. Viola Catherine Sharp is as hardy 
as Viola Jersey Gem, blooms more freely, and the flowers are about 
twice as large and a better, lighter blue. Does well in light shade and 
is a charming subject for the rock garden as well. The brilliant 
yellow eye helps to give the lovely blue flower additional life and 
sparkle. At last, a reliably hardy Viola with all the fine habits of a 
good garden plant. 


Viola Odorata Semperflorens 
*Floraire Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
A gem, producing profusely all summer through, small blossoms of pale 
blue. Famous in and around Geneva, Switzerland, a product of Monsieur 
Correvon. Perpetual flowering. 
Golden Yellow Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 100 $15.00 
A very free-flowering sort producing its golden yellow flowers all summer. 
Jersey Gem Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Possesses the dwarf habit and continuity of blooming of the true horned 
Viola (V. cornuta), and vigorous, bushy growth and roundish foliage 
ot ar finest English bedding varieties. Pure, rich violet, slightly per- 
umed. 
Ohio Gem Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is a pure white sport or variation of Jersey Gem; discovered a few 
years ago in our nursery. Same habit of growth and freedom of blooms. 
An excellent plant. 
Maggie Mott Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
This variety is used by the hundreds of thousands in Europe for bedding 
or massing along borders. The flowers are a lovely pure pale blue and 
beautifully proportioned. It is no wonder it is so popular. You will 
enjoy Maggie Mott Violas in your garden. It is a good strong grower 
and free bloomer and does not require undue care or attention. In bloom 
all spring, summer and fall. 
Perfection Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 100 $15.00 
Light blue flowers in abundance all summer; a very lovely variety 
planted with the yellow sort. 
Sutton’s Apricot Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful rich apricot shade, tinted orange toward the center. 
White Perfection Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 100 $15.00 
Pure white blooms in great profusion all summer. 
Mixed Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 100 $15.00 
Many shades and markings. 
Viola Odorata - Sweet Violet 
*Double Russian Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, producing double, sweet scented flowers in 
abundance. A splendid variety for that troublesome shady place. 
*Odorata Semperflorens Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Sweet scented perpetual flowering. Here we have what may be termed a 
“tireless’’ sweet scented Violet. It never stops blooming. While the flow- 
ers are not large you can always pick a little nosegay from a half dozen 
plants. The fragrance leaves nothing to be desired even though the 
blossoms are small, and this perpetual flowering Violet is a good grower, 
and if you plant it in a favorable location will soon become a big clump. 
Does well in light shade. Perfectly hardy. 
*Prince of Wales Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Rich, deep purple. Gloriously sweet scented. The best of the single 
hardy sweet scented Violets. Does excellently in shade. 
*Rosina Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Producing not only in spring but again in late autumn, quantities of 
dainty, deliciously fragrant, pink or old rose flowers. Extremely useful 
for bordering or as a ground cover in half shade or full sun. é. 
Royal Robe Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is a glorious variety, is a lustrous shade of deepest violet-blue. The 
blossoms are moderately fragrant and open out flat like a Pansy or 
Viola. The size and length of stem are faithfully depicted in the engrav- 
ing on page 73. It is quite unnecessary for us to expatiate on the 
transcendent beauty of this Violet. Suffice to say, a trial in your own 
garden will bear out all we have had to say, and more. A few plants of 
this Violet in the garden will serve to furnish quantities of bloom, either 
during early winter or early spring, and at a time when cut flowers are 
most highly prized. 
*The Czar White Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
This is one of the most popular of white Violets, prolific in bloom and 
good large pure white flowers on long stems. Very fragrant. 
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Constant-Flowering Viola, Floraire 
